Super Bowl Chili By Freda Food

SUPER BOWL CHILI

Steps:

• Warning: this makes a LOT of chili. I suggest using a 12-quart stock pot.
• In stockpot over medium heat, brown sausage or beef, stirring and breaking it up as it browns. Depending on how lean your meat and sausage are, add olive oil if the meat begins to stick.
• When meat is browned, add onions and garlic and cook until soft. Add chili powder, cocoa, and cumin. Stir well to incorporate and cook for an additional minute.
• Transfer chipotles to blender or food processor and puree until smooth, adding some water if necessary.
• (Warning: if you aren't familiar with chipotles and aren't a fan of very spicy food, they are VERY HOT. If you aren't sure how much of this you would like in your chili - reserve it for now, proceed with the rest of the recipe, and then incorporate the chipotles, one teaspoon at a time, until your desired hotness level is reached).
• Add (chipotles if you are confident you want all of them in there), molasses, tomato paste, ONE can of crushed tomatoes, and ONE cup of the beef stock. Bring to boil, stirrng well to prevent from sticking to bottom of pot.
• Taste your chili so far. Add salt and liquid smoke to taste - it's a big pot, so you may need to add what seems like a LOT of salt to get it to taste right. A little goes a long way with the liquid smoke.
• Depending on how soupy or tomatoey you like your chili - you may or may not wish to add more stock or more tomatoes.
• The Velveeta may seem like an odd ingredient to add to chili - but it adds a creaminess that makes it all come together. If you're not sure you'll enjoy it - remove about a cup of chili to a much smaller pot, add an ounce of Velveeta and cook, stirring, to melt. Taste it - and compare it to the big pot to see which you like better.
• If you like it - cube the Velveeta and add, stirring well to melt and incorporate into the chili.
• If you have left the chipotles aside until now, and want to add a bit of zing - add them, one teaspoon or so at a time, stirring well to incorporate after each addition.
• If you overshoot and it's spicier than you wanted - the potato flakes can soak up a lot of the spice, and you can add them a little at a time.

MEATBALLS SUPER BOWL STYLE BY FREDA

Steps:

• Preheat Oven @ 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients fo Meatballs Mix well with your hands. Shape into 1" balls. Place on non stick baking sheet or Line with Foil for easy clean-up. Bake 25-30 min. Cool till you can handle with your hands.
• Soak Skewers and place 3-4 meatballs on skewers. Add onions, Peppers or Pineapple Chunks as Desired. Place back on baking sheet Lined with Foil, Baste well with BBQ sauce or Sweet and Sour sauce, Bake 10 min. Turn and baste again. Place in warming oven to keep warm or in Crock pot just on warm to keep Meats Heated but Not Cooking.
• Have extra Dipping sauces on th Side for Extra Dipping. So, Simple and enjoyable
• #2 VERSION: Take Frozen meatballs place on Foiled lined Baking sheet, Bake 30 Min. . . cool to Handling temp. Skewer onto Sticks, Replace back into Oven, Baste as above , Turn and Baste again. Follow steps 2 and 3 above. Enjoy a great finger food. Be Sure you have EXTRA DIPPING SAUCES available.
• TIP & HINT: For Less Messy Meatballs Just bake and keep warm in the oven, Just BASTING occasionally. For More Messy and Slopping Meatballs Place in Crockpot with sauces to Keep warm.
• #4 Hint: Polish and German Sausages, Follow Directions exactly the same as for the Above Meat balls. Cut Sausages, Bake, Baste, and Thread on sticks, using same sauces.

DAD'S SUPER-BOWL CHILI

Steps:

• Brown beef in large skillet then drain fat.
• Chop peppers and onions into"thumb size" chunks.
• Combine all ingredients into 10 Quart pot.
• Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour stirring often.
• If you like your chili thinner than this, add beer to thin, not water.
• (When serving, we like to garnish with sharp cheddar or sour cream and crackers or cornbread.).

SUPER BOWL CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onions, garlic, ground beef and cubed sirloin in oil for 10 minutes, or until the meat is well browned and the onions are tender.
• Mix in the diced tomatoes with juice, dark beer, coffee, tomato paste and beef broth. Season with brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, cocoa powder, oregano, cayenne pepper, coriander and salt.
• Stir in 2 cans of the beans and hot chile peppers. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Stir in the 2 remaining cans of beans, and simmer for another 30 minutes.

SUPER BOWL CHILI (ANYTIME)

Steps:

• 1. Brown beef and pork in a large pot.
• 2. Drain and stir in undrained beans, tomatoes, onions, pepper, garlic, chili powder, sugar, red pepper, vinegar and cumin.
• 3. Add some water if you like more juice in your chili. (The only liquid is in beans and tomatoes).
• 4. Cover and simmer for about 1 hour. Stir frequently to keep from sticking and burning. When ready to serve top with cheese and sour cream.
• 5. The red pepper flakes and chili powder makes it spicy. Use less if you want. We like it just the way it is. This gets better the longer is lasts. HAPPY FALL